𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃

Gothic

noun

Definitions

sponge

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (sponge, mushroom, fungus, tree-fungus).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swammaz

Gloss

sponge, mushroom, fungus, tree-fungus

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

茸

Emoji

🍄

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*swombh- Proto-Indo-European
*swombʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*swammaz Proto-Germanic
feldswamm Old English
meteswamm Old English
swamm Old English
sompe Middle English
swam Middle English
soppr Old Norse
svampr Old Norse
*swam Old Dutch
*homeh Proto-Finnic